Question: Maple function issue?

Dear Sirs, 

I am trying to construct for my students the situation in Maple how to calculate the maximum area of a right triangular garden, if the perimeter is 60 meters long, and the two known sides are x, y and the third side is z and is part of the garden which isn't covert by the perimenter fence. 

perimenter P = 60 -> x+y = 60 

Next using the Pythagoran theorem and solve. 

solve(x^2+z^2=y^2) and maple gives the solution z = sqrt(-x^2+y^2)

The area of the right triangle is T = 1/2*x*z 

where y can be found solve(x+y=60,y) - > y = 60-x

I insert this into the formula for my area formula. 

T(x) = 1/2*x*(sqrt(-x^2+(60-x)^2)

I solve(T'(x)=0) and get x = 20. 

However if I wanna show the that they can insert x = 20 into T(x), then the following happens. 
T(20) = 1/2*20*(sqrt(-x^2+(60-x)^2)

meaning Maple only inserts 20 the first x and not the second or third x. Any idea why this happens?  Does Maple think that the second and third x are functions? 

Best Regards

Fred 

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